A Study of Wheelchair Access to the Current Transit Bus Design

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A Study of Wheelchair Access to the Current Transit Bus Design

1977-04-01
By AM General Corporation

File Language:

English

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Corporate Creators:

AM General Corporation
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Accessibility Bus Transit Persons With Disabilities Public Transit Transportation Equity Vehicle Design Wheelchairs
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final Report
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Abstract:

This report describes the background and conceptual design of incorporating into the current 40 foot bus a level change device to board wheelchair persons. In addition, it also covers seating, wheelchair positioning and securing the wheelchair once on board.
Format:

PDF
Funding:

DOT-UT-60002
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha-512:03d7b60e25d91f9a824aba42b488c20e1d627917b18876095bffe0ba4d6725953b8ac014125c5bc96a4ebea507ca8c6059484bec954885efd1874dc00a32b4a4
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92044/dot_92044_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 2.25 MB ]

File Language:

English

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